[SIGGRAPH 2011] Day 2 – augmented reality means…

[Rafi Leigh] VANCOUVER, CANADA: There are two distinct augmented reality (AR) groups at SIGGRAPH this year. There are the technical innovators who are developing computer products and the brilliant operators who are using them. I’ll describe a few developments I saw yesterday, Thursday, 11 August 2011, which are capable of transforming the way we interact with data.

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[SIGGRAPH 2011] Day 1 – augmented reality

[Rafi Leigh] VANCOUVER, CANADA: So here I am, in Vancouver, Canada, for the 38th annual global SIGGRAPH conference and exhibition, researching 3D film and gaming technologies and writing on emerging technologies and the potential applications for the South African retail sector. I’ll get to the point. Retail will never be the same again

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[Cannes Lions judges] My Film Lions experience

[Cannes Lions Judges Blog] Brad Reilly: I wrote this as I sat on a train reflecting on the week I’d left behind, flanked by the splendorous azure of the Riviera to my left and the rundown graffiti clad residential blocks to my right. Bisecting these stark contradictions seemed a fitting ending to a week concentrated on doing just that, separating the good from the bad, with the difference not always as clear as one would assume, particularly when based on 21 opinions. [video]

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[Cannes Lions judges] My Cannes Direct experience

[Cannes Lions Judges Blog] Xolisa Dyeshana: Where do I start? My Cannes experience was as much of an eye-opener as it was spectacular and inspiring. Being on the Direct Lions jury was a privilege I will not be forgetting anytime soon.

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[Cannes Lions judges] Where to start - the entries, the work, or the place?

[Cannes Lions Judges Blog] Janet Kinghorn: Cannes itself has not changed since I was here last in 1999. Men and women still wander up and down Le Croisette in white linen suits and fancy dresses. But the difference this time is that design is really starting to become a big player here.

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[Cannes Lions judges] Cannes through the eyes of a Media Lions judge

[Cannes Lions Judges Blog] Chris Botha: My Cannes experience so far can be broken up into two categories – life and work. Life being these beautiful experiences that we are lucky enough to experience, and work being, well, the work. The real reason we’re actually here.

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[Cannes Lions judges] Getting excited

[Cannes Lions Judges Blog] Here are some video blogs (vlogs) from four of the South African creatives judging Cannes Lions this year, ahead of their trip to Cannes, Frances, for the 58th Annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

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Two hundred, young, bright minds in one place

[Abey Mokgwatsane] I was at the Mail & Guardian Top 200 South Africans launch last week. I was there because I was fortunate enough to make the list in this year’s business category. This, however, is not about me; it’s about the incredible people I met that day. I mean, what else could I ask for? Two hundred, young, bright minds in one place.

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Intelligent naivety

[Abey Mokgwatsane] I bumped into a group of post-grad students while I was at Vega last week. The brief interaction left me feeling really upbeat and reminded me of “intelligent naivety”, a term that I picked up in a book by Adam Morgan, titled Eating the Big Fish.

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[AdForum Worldwide Summit] Day three in London

[Johanna McDowell] LONDON: BBH is one of the world’s greatest agencies and has enjoyed a sustained level of success since it opened more than two decades ago. We started off there on Friday, 15 April 2011 – it was their first Ad Forum Summit and they were just brilliant with their Super Bowl, Super Social theme which defines the new social media channels with super content. They left us breathless.

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